Tag: Business
Record shopping day at Fort Kinnaird
Yesterday there were about 85,000 people shopping at Fort Kinnaird, ensuring that the shopping centre had one of its busiest ever shopping days.
Today the centre is open from 9:00am to 5:00pm for last minute...
Edinburgh fashion company goes into administration
The Edinburgh-based fashion company Ness Clothing has gone into administration today with the appointment of James Stephen and Matthew Tait of BDO LLP.
105 staff are employed by the business which has a base at...
Focus on Stockbridge – Lilies and Dreams
Stockbridge is a little corner of the city where independent traders flourish.
One of these is JoJo Hernandez who owns Lilies & Dreams is herself a hard-working style icon with an eye for what you will...
Bella Boutique – grand opening this Saturday
A new Beauty Salon opens its doors officially on Saturday 19 November 2016 at 376 Gorgie Road!
Gemma Fracchiolla and Claire Johnston have been best friends for over ten years and on Saturday they both celebrate their dream of opening...
Social Enterprise Scotland Annual Awards
The winners of Social Enterprise Scotland's annual awards were announced at The Scottish Parliament last week.
Homes for Good, a letting agency which offers an ethical service for tenants and first class property management for landlords won Social...
Grassmarket Food and Drink Week 25 November to 3 December
The Grassmarket is a Business Improvement District (BID) where all of the businesses get together to attract more customers and improve the area with initiatives like cleaning and plants.
The Greater Grassmarket BID aims...
Last homes on sale at David Wilson Homes’ Fairmilehead development
There are now only a few properties available at David Wilson Homes' Fairmilehead development in Edinburgh. The site sits between the Pentlands and the south of the city.
If you buy a home here you will be able...
The Principal Edinburgh opens its newly painted doors
Changing the name on the front door of a hotel on George Street called the George is a bold move. But Principal Hayley Hotels are bold and what they have done to upgrade what...
Ruth Davidson welcomes Small Business Saturday bus to Edinburgh
Edinburgh Central MSP & Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson welcomed Small Business Saturday, to Edinburgh today.
Small Business Saturday is the annual, grassroots, not-for-profit campaign that puts small, independent businesses in communities across the...
Hamleys head for Scotland
The London toy store that is a mecca for children from all over the world is coming to Scotland with the announcement of a store opening in Livingston Designer Outlet.
The toys will be on...
Recruitment company opening office in Edinburgh
primestaff the recruitment consultancy who have been based in Glasgow until now are opening an office in Edinburgh and expansion to Dundee is on the cards.
The company have confirmed that their target is to...
Abbeyhill Electrical shortlisted for business awards
Edinburgh-based Abbeyhill Electrical Services Ltd have been shortlisted for a prestigious electrical industry award - in no less than three categories.
They have been chosen for Best Delivery of Customer Service, Best Small Contractor and...
Renewables company nominated for Solar Power Portal Awards
Edinburgh renewables firm Solar Kingdom Limited has been nominated for one of the industry's prestigious awards.
Last year they won one of the main categories and this year they are nominated for an award in the Best...
Edinburgh software firm expands with new appointment
The Edinburgh software firm Scott Logic has appointed a Glaswegian to a senior role!
Glaswegian Philip Pinkowski graduated from the University of Glasgow in computing science in 2009 moved to Edinburgh and has never left.
Phillip explained: “I...
Only one house left for sale on Barratt development in South Edinburgh
Proving that there is demand for properties at all levels of the market there is now just one property left at Barratt Homes’ The Kilns development in the south of Edinburgh.
The four bedroom Crichton with...
Quotient Clinical Expands Data Sciences department
Quotient Clinical, the Translational Pharmaceutics® company, a leading provider of early stage and specialist drug development services, today announced the expansion of its Data Sciences function with relocation to a larger office, staying in Edinburgh.
The expansion comes in response...
The ‘Caley’ appoints new director
The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian has appointed David Martins as Director of Sales. He brings an enviable breadth of experience in luxury properties, most recently with Waldorf Astoria Rome Cavalieri.
David (31) is...
Twenty years of Edinburgh Ambassador programme celebrated at annual dinner
The Edinburgh Ambassador Programme has been running for 20 years, securing conferences and promoting the city as a business tourism destination around the world.
At their annual dinner last week the occasion was marked by...
Royal Botanic Garden searches for Edinburgh’s unsung business heroes
Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens, part of the Prestige Venues & Events portfolio of unique and unusual venues, is launching the Good Deed of the Year Awards, a search to find Midlothian’s business community heroes.
With the search launched,...
Balmoral show off their new tartan uniform
The Balmoral Hotel has shown off its new tartan uniform which will be worn by the hotel's door staff, concierge and front of house team.
The tartan has been produced by Kinloch Anderson, Tailors and...
Hardies are growing in Dunfermline
Having experienced a period of sustained business growth, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants in Dunfermline has taken on two new members of staff, as well as promoting two existing surveyors into more senior roles.
Stewart Arbuckle, formerly Associate Building...
Jet2.com are recruiting
Jet2.com ran a careers roadshow at the Holiday Inn in the capital last week to recruit pilots cabin crew and engineers.
They are looking to fill 1,000 staff in a major recruitment drive, and about 80 of...
Scottish Enterprise funding for Edinburgh software firm
sensewhere, a leading provider of indoor positioning solutions, has been awarded £1.4m by Scottish Enterprise to create jobs and further develop its disruptive location software.
The Edinburgh company is pioneering the creation of software that offers universal location and navigation...
B&Q hold an event to support butterflies
Earlier today customers flocked to a special event at B&Q Hermiston Gait in support of Butterfly Conservation’s Garden Butterfly Survey. The survey, which is sponsored by B&Q, asks people to record the butterflies they...
Hardies now leading trainers in building information modelling
With Level Two BIM Training (Building Information Modelling) achieved amongst its leading surveyors, and with all other surveying staff having had BIM training, Hardies Property & Construction Consultants are staking their claim as Scotland’s...
Two Edinburgh hospitality businesses shortlisted for awards
Two businesses run by locals are the only ones in Edinburgh to have been shortlisted in the Food & Travel Magazine Reader Awards.
The first is Wedgwood the Restaurant on the High Street. Run by...
MBO at The Gate Films
The Gate Films have been bought over in a Management Buy out.
The award winning Edinburgh based commercial production company has been telling stories with TV commercials, online content and short films in the last...
TK Maxx open city centre store
TK Maxx opened a new city centre store on South St David Street last week with an opening ceremony conducted by the capital's Lord Provost.
The idea of the new store is the same, but...
Edinburgh MSP calls for answers from Bank of Scotland on branch closure
Gordon Macdonald MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands led a delegation of local councillors, members of Currie Community Council and representatives of the local business community in a meeting with the Edinburgh Director of the Bank...
Lothian Buses invest in new tour fleet
Lothian Buses has made a major investment of £6.5m in a fleet of new buses for Edinburgh Bus Tours. The open deck buses have been specially designed so that the company can meet its...
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